The Philippine Navy on Wednesday, November 8 sent off its Tarlac-class landing platform dock BRP Tarlac (LD601) and Del Pilar-class frigate BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (FF15) to participate in the first-ever ASEAN Multilateral Naval Exercise (AMNEX) on November 13 to 22 in Thailand hosted by Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
Navy the Vice Commander Rear Admiral Allan Ferdinand V. Cusi led the send-off of the approximately 600-man contingent composed of sailors and Marines, as well as students from naval training institutions.
According to Navy AMNEX is the maritime security collaboration of navies in Southeast Asia Region.
“It is in conjunction with the commemoration of the 50thASEAN founding anniversary along with International Fleet Review and the 11th ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting (ANCM),” the Navy said.
“It will be participated by the ten ASEAN countries and nine non-ASEAN countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Sri Lanka, and the United States of America,” it added.
https://www.update.ph/2017/11/philippines-sends-largest-warship-frigate-for-asean-wargames/22422
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